Monday, December 19, 2005
Together
I would like to to share an uncommonly tender thought regarding the coming to-gether in friendship of two very different and controversial men. Two ex presidents, one losing to the other in a bitterly fought contest involving character assassination and accusations of failings too numerous to mention.
When president Bush decided to ask his Dad, George senior to join with former president, Bill Clinton to raise money for the victims of the terrible tsunami disaster and later perform the same mission for New Orleans an other gulf cities after Katrina struck, a lot of people were skeptical that the former adversaries could effectively work to-gether. They were dead wrong, as we now know. They not only presented a solid and united front, devoid of party politics, but they formed a warm and so far, lasting friendship based on nothing more complicated than the fact that they just plain liked each other.
That to me, during this season of good will and brotherly love, is pretty strong stuff, keeping in mind that these two men had been opposed to each other's
political agenda in almost every way imaginable, not to mention the wide gap in their social status background. They were indeed the Odd Couple.
Having said that, what do you suppose the chances are that our duly elected members of congress take note of this extraordinary union of two opposing ex presidents and give us the cohesive and united government Americans crave?
George Morin
Auburn
When president Bush decided to ask his Dad, George senior to join with former president, Bill Clinton to raise money for the victims of the terrible tsunami disaster and later perform the same mission for New Orleans an other gulf cities after Katrina struck, a lot of people were skeptical that the former adversaries could effectively work to-gether. They were dead wrong, as we now know. They not only presented a solid and united front, devoid of party politics, but they formed a warm and so far, lasting friendship based on nothing more complicated than the fact that they just plain liked each other.
That to me, during this season of good will and brotherly love, is pretty strong stuff, keeping in mind that these two men had been opposed to each other's
political agenda in almost every way imaginable, not to mention the wide gap in their social status background. They were indeed the Odd Couple.
Having said that, what do you suppose the chances are that our duly elected members of congress take note of this extraordinary union of two opposing ex presidents and give us the cohesive and united government Americans crave?
George Morin
Auburn
